avarice

Definition

Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth

Etymology

From Middle English avarice, from Old French, from Latin avāritia, from avārus (“greedy”).

Example Sentences

• "By multiplying the means of gratification, by promoting the introduction and circulation of the precious metals, those darling objects of human avarice and enterprise, it serves to vivify and invigorate the channels of industry, and to make them flow with greater activity and copiousness."

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